he Nevada State Athletic Commission has just released the salaries for all of the fighters that competed in this weekend’s UFC 106 event inside the Mandalay Bay Event Center in Las Vegas. The total disclosed payroll for the event was $1,021,000, however does not include the Fight Bonuses awarded to three lucky contestants, specifically welterweight Josh [...]
24 November 2009
Spike TV has just confirmed that street fighting sensation Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson will be making his official Octagon debut on “The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale” on December 5th at 9pm ET/PT on Spike. The UFC and show producers continue to tease fans with the possibility that Kimbo could return to the tournament after getting humbled [...]
23 November 2009
Forrest Griffin edged Tito Ortiz by split decision on Saturday in the main event of UFC 106 in Las Vegas, using a dominant third round to even their career series at 1-1 in the pay-per-view headliner. The first two rounds between the pair were close, as Ortiz wrestled Griffin to the ground several times and unloaded [...]
23 November 2009
“I thought I won the fight. I thought I pulled it off two rounds to one. I came in and thought I won the fight.I came in and put up a fight. I put my heart and soul in that cage every time I fight. I thought I won the fight. I thought I won. [...]
20 November 2009
FC president Dana White has just Tweeted that welterweight Karo Parisyan will be pulling out of his fight just moments before showtime … again. An irritated White stated that the Armenian will never again see the inside of an Octagon.
19 November 2009
A rematch between UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua will headline a May 1 UFC event in Montreal, Canada, UFC President Dana White confirmed with Yahoo Sports’ Dan Wetzel on Wednesday. Machida retained the 205-pound title with a controversial unanimous decision win over Rua in their first meeting at UFC 104 in [...]
19 November 2009
“WEC 44: Brown vs. Aldo” is jumping off inside the The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada.
18 November 2009
Although it still wasn’t made public what UFC heavyweight champ Brock Lesnar had fallen ill from, company president Dana White just Tweeted that Lesnar has undergone “minor surgery,” however his condition remains uncertain. “Leaving bismarck ND right now. Brock had minor surgery and is feeling better,” White Tweeted. “Not 100% sure he is out of the [...]
18 November 2009
The already postponed middleweight title bout between Anderson Silva and Vitor Belfort has a new target date. The matchup is now targeted to headline the February 6 UFC 109 card. According to sources closed to Fightburger, verbal agreements are in place for the new date, though the bout agreements have yet to be signed. Belfort earned [...]
